National Bank v. Piland

This was an action in trover, growing out of the following facts: ’ The plaintiff, a farmer, sbld to Parrish, a cotton-buyer, for a cash consideration, a bale of lint cotton, weighing 512 pounds, the purchaser giving his draft on Savannah for it and loading the bale in a car with many other bales, bought from other persons, among whom was one Stubbs, to whom also he gave a draft upon Savannah. Both ^drafts were deposited in bank and were presented for payment. Stubbs J was advised by wire that the draft given to him had been dishonored, and he sued out bail-trover against Parrish, causing the…